LE

My point is I'm waiting for all the greyflakes on here to start criticising the British Armed Forces for using prostitutes around the world. Equally, I look forward to the request for "heads to roll" amongst our hierarchy, and a drive to make illegal prostitution amongst all of the UK's Armed Forces from those who are demanding that of the NGO/Charity sector. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Until then, I'm just hearing mass hypocrisy and chuntering by those who don't like the modern world.

You are right, the patronising of local sex workers in places like Kenya by relatively wealthy British troops, flown there at the taxpayers’ expense, is of questionable morality (and questionable wisdom obviously).

But the thread isn’t about the behaviour of the British Army and it’s a bit daft to say that nobody here can pass judgement on what seems like widespread appalling behaviour of NGO workers in disaster areas because British soldiers have transgressed in the past.
Your whinges about hypocrisy have been noted.

LE

You are right, the patronising of local sex workers in places like Kenya by relatively wealthy British troops, flown there at the taxpayers’ expense, is of questionable morality (and questionable wisdom obviously).

But the thread isn’t about the behaviour of the British Army and it’s a bit daft to say that nobody here can pass judgement on what seems like widespread appalling behaviour of NGO workers in disaster areas because British soldiers have transgressed in the past.
Your whinges about hypocrisy have been noted.

War Hero

*On high horse* /@alfred_the_great I don't disagree on the 'hypocrisy' angle nor would I argue about your "sauce for the goose and sauce for the gander". Yet Oxfam apparently wasn't just forced to deny covering up the use of prostitutes by its aid workers in Haiti and Chad.

There seem to be safeguarding issues that Oxfam failed to act upon. In the press today: A confidential report by the charity, seen by the Times, said there had been “a culture of impunity” among some staff in Haiti. It also concluded that children may have been among those sexually exploited by aid workers. The Independent.

Oxfam International staff have been apologising for "totally unacceptable and appalling behaviour" on Twatter.

Andrew MacLeod, the former chief of operations of the UN’s Emergency Coordination Centre has claimed that “predatory paedophiles” were now targeting charities in order to “access children” in the developing world.

"Culture of impunity": allegedly, staff were allowed to resign before investigations were concluded, and the charities watchdog "was not told the full story at the time of the investigation."

Oxfam has said that "allegations that underage girls may have been involved were unproven" - but they haven't been disproved. On the radio, "Oxfam could have picked this up earlier, but we didn't".

Sorry mate, but this probably goes beyond British Armed Forces using prostitutes around the world; these are charity safeguarding issues and we could be looking at aid-worker-sex-tourism and sex crimes, allegedly. \*off high horse*

LE

You are right, the patronising of local sex workers in places like Kenya by relatively wealthy British troops, flown there at the taxpayers’ expense, is of questionable morality (and questionable wisdom obviously).

But the thread isn’t about the behaviour of the British Army and it’s a bit daft to say that nobody here can pass judgement on what seems like widespread appalling behaviour of NGO workers in disaster areas because British soldiers have transgressed in the past.
Your whinges about hypocrisy have been noted.

LE

You are right, the patronising of local sex workers in places like Kenya by relatively wealthy British troops, flown there at the taxpayers’ expense, is of questionable morality (and questionable wisdom obviously).

But the thread isn’t about the behaviour of the British Army and it’s a bit daft to say that nobody here can pass judgement on what seems like widespread appalling behaviour of NGO workers in disaster areas because British soldiers have transgressed in the past.
Your whinges about hypocrisy have been noted.

I look forward to a thread started on here to castigate the behaviour of the British Army whilst whoring then...

I have no problem with calling out the behaviour of the Oxfam workers (or others); what they did was reprehensible and utterly wrong. There are significant cultural problems - led mainly by white middle class blokes* - within the international NGO community. Equally, there are some really dedicated personnel working out in the field as well.

I'm just bored of the old folk (in the main) on here being more than willing to condemn others without having the decency to accept they may well have been equally complicit in actions of "questionable morality"...

*you know, the ones the snowflakes aren't fond of. Does that feel uncomfortable, to be on the same side of the ones you mock frequently?

No because I’m comfortable with my hypocrisy.
If you want such a thread, start one. And stop bleating on here about snowflakes and greyflakes and all sorts of other wobbly-lipped arsecake. Bloody matelots.

LE

Haiti’s age of consent is 18 and prostitution is illegal there. Paying for sex is banned under Oxfam’s code of conduct and is against UN guidelines for aid workers.
The charity said it did not call police because the state of the country made it “extremely unlikely that any action would be taken”.
Mr Van Hauwermeiren was permitted to resign because he co-operated with the investigation and the use of underage girls was unproven, it added.

LE

A surprising amount of charities depend on 'Grey Power' - retired people happy to work unpaid. My parents helped the RNLI for years emptying collection boxes in pubs. Drove round a few each day, emptied the collection boxes, counted the money and banked it.

If the bad publicity stops the retired working for some charities, they'll suddenly be all generals and no foot soldiers.

LE

Then from there some dealer buys it for £500.00 per tonne.The real rubbish is shredded and goes to furniture stuffing, cleaning rags, packaging etc the rest of the good stuff is sold in African markets.
Ghana is the best buyer.The locals refer to it as obroni wawu – which means “dead white man’s clothes”.

LE

Then from there some dealer buys it for £500.00 per tonne.The real rubbish is shredded and goes to furniture stuffing, cleaning rags, packaging etc the rest of the good stuff is sold in African markets.
Ghana is the best buyer.The locals refer to it as obroni wawu – which means “dead white man’s clothes”.